Stockport County beats Grimsby Town 3-2 with 2 goals from L. Barry. HIGHLIGHTS

STOCKPORT. Stockport County bested Grimsby Town 3-2 thanks to L. Barry who scored in the 6th and 74th minute.

October 22, 2023

STOCKPORT. Stockport County prevailed over Grimsby Town 3-2 thanks to L. Barry who scored in the 6th and 74th minute.

Isaac Olaofe didn’t convert a penalty (39′) for Stockport County.

The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Simpson who had the assistance of Ryan Williams and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Grant Taylor. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.81 degrees Celsius or 51.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Stockport County

3 - 2

Grimsby Town

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

11 Total 10
6 On Target 4
1 Off Target 2
5 Shots blocked 4

77 Attack 127
53 Dangerous attack 66
62 Ball safe 86

2 Penalties 1
2 Corners 0
5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

12 Total 16
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Stockport County was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Grimsby Town that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Stockport County found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Stockport County shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Stockport County received 2 yellow cards (Myles Hippolyte and Ben Hinchliffe). On the opposite side, Grimsby Town received 3 yellow cards (Harvey Rodgers, Jake Eastwood and Harry Clifton).

Match Timeline

Louie Barry(penalty)

Isaac Olaofe(goal)Will Collar

12'

Harry Clifton- Yellow

38'

Jake Eastwood- Yellow

Isaac Olaofe- missed penalty

39'

45'

Donovan Wilson(goal)Daniel Amos

52'

Gavan Holohan(penalty)

Ben Hinchliffe- Yellow

52'

Myles Hippolyte- sub ->Odin Bailey

59'

Myles Hippolyte- Yellow

61'

72'

Harvey Rodgers- Yellow

73'

Louie Barry(goal)Will Collar

74'

Kyle Wootton- sub ->Louie Barry

79'

73'

Rekeil Pyke- sub ->Donovan Wilson

90'

Abo Eisa- sub ->Harry Clifton

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Stockport County will have 29 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Grimsby Town will stay with 14 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Stockport County will play away with Tranmere Rovers on the 17th of February with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County

Ben Hinchliffe 1.England

6.3

52'

Fraser Horsfall 6.England

7.0

Akil Wright 4.England

6.7

Ethan Pye 15.England

7.1

Macauley Southam 7.Wales

6.4

Will Collar 14.England

8.9

Odin Bailey 27.England

7.1

59'

Ryan Croasdale 18.England

6.3

Antoni Sarcevic 10.England

7.0

Louie Barry 20.England

8.8

79'

6', 74'

Isaac Olaofe 25.England

7.1

Substitutes

Jordan Smith 12.England

Alfie Pond 23.England

Kyle Knoyle 2.England

Jayden Richardson 26.England

Paddy Madden 9.Republic of Ireland

Kyle Wootton 19.England

7.0

79'

Myles Hippolyte 21.Grenada

6.7

59'

61'

Stockport County started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: Ben Hinchliffe (6.3), Macauley Southam (6.4), Akil Wright (6.7), Fraser Horsfall (7.0), Ethan Pye (7.1), Will Collar (8.9), Ryan Croasdale (6.3), Odin Bailey (7.1), Antoni Sarcevic (7.0), Isaac Olaofe (7.1) and Louie Barry (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Smith, Paddy Madden, Kyle Wootton (7.0), Alfie Pond, Myles Hippolyte (6.7), Kyle Knoyle and Jayden Richardson.

Substitutions

Stockport County made 2 changes: Odin Bailey for Myles Hippolyte (59′) and Louie Barry for Kyle Wootton (79′).

Best player: Will Collar

The most impressive player for Stockport County was Will Collar even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.9) with 25 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town

Jake Eastwood 12.England

6.4

38'

Toby Mullarkey 28.England

6.3

Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo

6.8

Danny Amos 22.Northern Ireland

7.1

Niall Maher 31.England

6.8

Harvey Rodgers 5.England

6.6

72'

Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland

6.4

73'

52'

Donovan Wilson 25.England

7.3

73'

45'

Harry Clifton 15.Wales

7.0

90'

12'

Kamil Conteh 42.Sierra Leone

6.7

Danny Rose 32.England

7.0

Substitutes

Harvey Cartwright 1.England

Otis Khan 11.Pakistan

6.3

73'

Jamie Andrews 19.England

Alex Hunt 29.England

Arthur Gnahoua 14.England

Rekeil Pyke 9.England

6.6

73'

Abo Eisa 7.Sudan

6.6

90'

Grimsby Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Paul Hurst played with: Jake Eastwood (6.4), Michee Efete (6.8), Toby Mullarkey (6.3), Harvey Rodgers (6.6), Niall Maher (6.8), Daniel Amos (7.1), Gavan Holohan (6.4), Kamil Conteh (6.7), Harry Clifton (7.0), Danny Rose (7.0) and Donovan Wilson (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Arthur Gnahoua, Harvey Cartwright, Otis Khan (6.3), Jamie Andrews, Rekeil Pyke (6.6), Alex Hunt and Abo Eisa (6.6).